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9. Estonia

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Annual number of tourists: 1.5 millionMurder rate: 0.11 per 1,000 peopleAssault rate: 0.35 per 1,000 people

Let’s cut Estonia a little slack; for this country, the 20th century has been a bitch. Having declared its independence in 1918, Estonia had little time to enjoy it before enduring three occupations between 1940 and 1991. Today, Estonia’s 1.3 million inhabitants have been independent for less than two decades. Still, she lands on our list because her murder rate is seventh highest in the world, the robbery rate is the fifth highest and yet, the number of tourists who visit each year outnumbers the population.